The wait is over! After months of speculation, the highly-anticipated Darkhold saga will begin this September! This new Marvel Comics epic will kick off in Darkhold Alpha #1 by acclaimed writer Steve Orlando (Curse of the Man-Thing) and extraordinary artist Cian Tormey (Injustice: Year Zero). In a story that will delight and terrify, the infamous …
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- 6/17/2021
- by Adrian Halen
- Horror News
Virgil
Written by Steve Orlando
Art by Jd Faith
Colors by Chris Beckett
Letters by Thomas Mauer
Cover by Artyom Trakhanov
Published by Image Comics
Virgil’s marketing description had me at “queersploitation.” I’m a casual buff of exploitation film history and genre–see Bitch Planet’s upending of the women-in-prison exploitation tropes–and thought Virgil bringing the genre to issues of queerness was an apt marriage for 2015. The comic is executed with a sincere and serious commitment to its parent genre and sensitivity to the subject matter, but lacks the campy sense of fun that many contemporary exploitation texts have.
The opening pages establish the grim, unforgiving atmosphere of Kingston, Jamaica. This is a city of drug lords, street gangs, police violence, and homophobia. Virgil is a man of this setting, a cop full of violent and sexualized bravado, or so he’d have his fellow officers and community believe.
Written by Steve Orlando
Art by Jd Faith
Colors by Chris Beckett
Letters by Thomas Mauer
Cover by Artyom Trakhanov
Published by Image Comics
Virgil’s marketing description had me at “queersploitation.” I’m a casual buff of exploitation film history and genre–see Bitch Planet’s upending of the women-in-prison exploitation tropes–and thought Virgil bringing the genre to issues of queerness was an apt marriage for 2015. The comic is executed with a sincere and serious commitment to its parent genre and sensitivity to the subject matter, but lacks the campy sense of fun that many contemporary exploitation texts have.
The opening pages establish the grim, unforgiving atmosphere of Kingston, Jamaica. This is a city of drug lords, street gangs, police violence, and homophobia. Virgil is a man of this setting, a cop full of violent and sexualized bravado, or so he’d have his fellow officers and community believe.
- 9/16/2015
- by Erin Perry
- SoundOnSight
If Steve Orlando has his way, a new term is about to enter the pop-culture lexicon: queersploitation. That’s the word the up-and-coming comics writer has used to describe Virgil, his thrilling new graphic-novel collaboration with artist J.D. Faith for Image Comics. It follows a gay policeman in Kingston, Jamaica, as he seeks revenge against the bigoted and corrupt cops who brutalized him and kidnapped his boyfriend. It's a fantastic addition to a sadly marginalized tradition in American fiction: comics stories with Lgbt protagonists. But although comics about queer characters aren’t as common as they should be, they’ve certainly become more plentiful in the past few decades, as the medium has grown bolder and more experimental. Indeed, some of the best comics stories of recent years have starred Lgbt characters (including Orlando’s acclaimed new series for DC Comics, Midnighter, about a lethal vigilante who happens to...
- 9/2/2015
- by Abraham Riesman,Steve Orlando
- Vulture
Midnighter #4
Written by Steve Orlando
Art by Stephen Mooney
Colors by Romulo Fajardo
Published by DC Comics
In Midnighter #4, our titular anti-hero continues to hunt down Akakyevich, the man who has the secret of his origins and God Garden implants, but this isn’t all darkness and angst even though readers do find out why Midnighter likes to kill. Instead, writer Steve Orlando and artist Stephen Mooney, who recently illustrated an issue of DC’s digital series Bombshells, bring out DC’s resident chiseled beefcake Dick Grayson for a team-up as they fight Russian vampires (kind of) and a high on their own testosterone “thrill killing” club. Mooney uses triangular panels to add panache to the fight scenes while Orlando utilizes both a monster of the week storyline and special guest star to further his long game with a jaw dropping final page as the cherry on top.
Thematically, Midnighter...
Written by Steve Orlando
Art by Stephen Mooney
Colors by Romulo Fajardo
Published by DC Comics
In Midnighter #4, our titular anti-hero continues to hunt down Akakyevich, the man who has the secret of his origins and God Garden implants, but this isn’t all darkness and angst even though readers do find out why Midnighter likes to kill. Instead, writer Steve Orlando and artist Stephen Mooney, who recently illustrated an issue of DC’s digital series Bombshells, bring out DC’s resident chiseled beefcake Dick Grayson for a team-up as they fight Russian vampires (kind of) and a high on their own testosterone “thrill killing” club. Mooney uses triangular panels to add panache to the fight scenes while Orlando utilizes both a monster of the week storyline and special guest star to further his long game with a jaw dropping final page as the cherry on top.
Thematically, Midnighter...
- 9/2/2015
- by Logan Dalton
- SoundOnSight
To celebrate the legends birthday, some local creators and the Shmaltz Brewing Company teamed up for the “2nd Annual King Kirby Birthday Party” which featured an impressive list of comic creators, such as Steve Niles, Andy Lanning, Ron Marz, Lee Moder, Paul Harding, Tom Raney, Joe Staton, Mark McKenna, Steve Orlando, Nikkol Jelenic and many more. (Click Here For More) “Proceeds from the event went to “the Hero Initiative and the Kirby4Heroes”, The ticket cost was $20 and included “five samples of Shmaltz beers, a complimentary glass, a piece of Kirby birthday cake, and a chance at door prizes.” There was also “a silent auction of special comic items donated by creators.” For more information check out the Facebook Event Page: King Kirby Birthday Party at Shmaltz Brewing Company "The Hero Initiative is a publicly supported not-for-profit corporation that provides a financial safety net for comic creators who may need emergency medical aid,...
- 8/29/2015
- ComicBookMovie.com
First up for the DC Comics reveals today. As part of the celebration of the Boy Wonder's 75 anniversary, DC announced a 26-issue follow-up to their hit series, Batman Eternal. (via Comic Vine) Batman & Robin Eternal, the sequel to the blockbuster weekly series Batman Eternal, will begin on October 7 with weekly installments over the course of six months. Scott Snyder (Batman) and James Tynion IV (Batman Eternal, Constatine: The Hellblazer) will act as “showrunners” for the series with Tynion as lead writer. Supporting Tynion will be Snyder, Tim Seeley (Grayson), Genevieve Valentine (Catwoman), Steve Orlando (Midnighter), Jackson Lanzing & Collin Kelly (Hacktivist) and Ed Brisson (Sheltered), all scripting key issues of the weekly series. Artists contributing to the series include Tony S. Daniel (Deathstroke), Paul Pelletier and Scot Eaton. Robin War is a five-week crossover with Robin: Son of Batman, Gotham Academy and We Are Robin, bookended by two one-shot issues written...
- 7/10/2015
- ComicBookMovie.com
Midnighter #2
Written by Steve Orlando
Art by Alec Morgan
Colors by Romulo Fajardo
Published by DC Comics
When Steve Orlando writes Midnighter (through two issues), he spends equal time on Lucas Trent’s personal life and violent crusade of justice, vengeance, or probably something in the grey area between those two extremes. Midnighter #2 does a lot of intersecting between these two beats with Midnighter going out on a date with a man he rescued last issue and getting a little down time in Russia and “saving” the Windcrest Corporation from a woman named Marina, who is getting revenge on them for experimenting on her and killing her husband. The fight and conversation scenes give readers insights into Midnighter’s unique moral compass and fully conveys his motivation for fighting, which is redemption, revenge, and a little bit of fun. Midnighter is not the nicest of guys, and much of his dialogue is taunting snark,...
Written by Steve Orlando
Art by Alec Morgan
Colors by Romulo Fajardo
Published by DC Comics
When Steve Orlando writes Midnighter (through two issues), he spends equal time on Lucas Trent’s personal life and violent crusade of justice, vengeance, or probably something in the grey area between those two extremes. Midnighter #2 does a lot of intersecting between these two beats with Midnighter going out on a date with a man he rescued last issue and getting a little down time in Russia and “saving” the Windcrest Corporation from a woman named Marina, who is getting revenge on them for experimenting on her and killing her husband. The fight and conversation scenes give readers insights into Midnighter’s unique moral compass and fully conveys his motivation for fighting, which is redemption, revenge, and a little bit of fun. Midnighter is not the nicest of guys, and much of his dialogue is taunting snark,...
- 7/1/2015
- by Logan Dalton
- SoundOnSight
Midnighter #1
Written by Steve Orlando
Pencilled by Aco
Inked by Hugo Petrus
Colored by Romulo Fajardo Jr.
Published by DC Comics
Sorry James Bond, Jason Bourne, and even DC Comics’ poster boy Batman, Midnighter makes those chumps look like Muppet Babies. Midnighter #1 acts as an effective and thrilling introduction to Midnighter’s personal and professional life displaying both his unique abilities and how he hits on attractive men. Yes, Midnighter is one of the few high profile Lgbtq characters created by the Big Two, and he is the first gay superhero to get a solo series published by DC Comics. Writer Steve Orlando crafts a character, who is a total badass (and will tell you about it while punching you in various organs), but is vulnerable when it comes to matters of the heart because he is newly single after breaking up with his long term boyfriend.
However, Midnighter #1 wouldn...
Written by Steve Orlando
Pencilled by Aco
Inked by Hugo Petrus
Colored by Romulo Fajardo Jr.
Published by DC Comics
Sorry James Bond, Jason Bourne, and even DC Comics’ poster boy Batman, Midnighter makes those chumps look like Muppet Babies. Midnighter #1 acts as an effective and thrilling introduction to Midnighter’s personal and professional life displaying both his unique abilities and how he hits on attractive men. Yes, Midnighter is one of the few high profile Lgbtq characters created by the Big Two, and he is the first gay superhero to get a solo series published by DC Comics. Writer Steve Orlando crafts a character, who is a total badass (and will tell you about it while punching you in various organs), but is vulnerable when it comes to matters of the heart because he is newly single after breaking up with his long term boyfriend.
However, Midnighter #1 wouldn...
- 6/3/2015
- by Logan Dalton
- SoundOnSight
So I got an e-mail from ‘Minimum Wage’ author Bob Fingerman regarding my most recent criticism of his comic. He answered one question: “Regarding the ‘By Bob Fingerman’ tag on #2, the design of the whole cover apes that of sleazy spinner-rack adult novels that littered drugstores, etc., in the ’60s and ’70s…” I definitely didn’t pick up on this so I very much appreciate his illumination on the subject. “As for the ‘Bob Fingerman’s’ on all other issues,” he contiues, “that’s partly a nod to the ego of John Carpenter (whose name as possessive adorns all his movie titles) and also a practical/pragmatic nod to branding. Unseemly, perhaps, but kind of necessary.” I’m definitely interested in why Bob felt it was necessary but it’s strictly a matter of curiosity and not one of disagreement.
But he also got to the meat of my objections...
But he also got to the meat of my objections...
- 2/24/2014
- by Chris Melkus
- Destroy the Brain
It’s that time again… here are the preview materials for DC Comics releases for May 2012.
As you can see, DC is clearly getting excited about the imminent arrival of The Dark Knight Rises with new movie statues showing Anne Hathaway, Christian Bale, and Tom Hardy, the return of Grant Morrison and Chris Burnham’s Batman Incorporated and the long awaited arrival of Batman: Earth One by Geoff Johns and Gary Frank, and the Talon appearing in every single Batman book this month… and even All-Star Western?
Plus, with the return of Earth One, we also get the return of Earth Two– and the return of the World’s Finest.
Shall we get into it? Let’s!
As always, spoilers may lurk beyond this point.
Earth Two #1
Written by James Robinson
Art by Nicola Scott and Trevor Scott
Cover by Greg Capullo
1:25 Variant cover by Ivan Reis and...
As you can see, DC is clearly getting excited about the imminent arrival of The Dark Knight Rises with new movie statues showing Anne Hathaway, Christian Bale, and Tom Hardy, the return of Grant Morrison and Chris Burnham’s Batman Incorporated and the long awaited arrival of Batman: Earth One by Geoff Johns and Gary Frank, and the Talon appearing in every single Batman book this month… and even All-Star Western?
Plus, with the return of Earth One, we also get the return of Earth Two– and the return of the World’s Finest.
Shall we get into it? Let’s!
As always, spoilers may lurk beyond this point.
Earth Two #1
Written by James Robinson
Art by Nicola Scott and Trevor Scott
Cover by Greg Capullo
1:25 Variant cover by Ivan Reis and...
- 2/13/2012
- by Glenn Hauman
- Comicmix.com
After a critical review of the second issue of his Image Comics debut, Undertow writer Steve Orlando got in touch with me to give me feedback on my review. Now that issue 3 is out (as well as my review), we sat down to talk about the series so far.
Comic Execution: The concept of Undertow is, simplified, “What if Atlanteans encountered primitive humanity?” But the story itself is much more universal, having more to do with the meaning of freedom. Did the latter follow the former or were they conceived separately?
Steve Orlando:
I think that one followed the other. Once we got to thinking about the Atlanteans having a high tech adventure in a primitive setting on land, I got to thinking about what I could compare this to in our own human history. And I realized the Atlanteans are not just explorers, they’re pioneers, they’re pilgrims.
Comic Execution: The concept of Undertow is, simplified, “What if Atlanteans encountered primitive humanity?” But the story itself is much more universal, having more to do with the meaning of freedom. Did the latter follow the former or were they conceived separately?
Steve Orlando:
I think that one followed the other. Once we got to thinking about the Atlanteans having a high tech adventure in a primitive setting on land, I got to thinking about what I could compare this to in our own human history. And I realized the Atlanteans are not just explorers, they’re pioneers, they’re pilgrims.
- 1/1/1970
- by Chris Melkus
- Destroy the Brain
Last Time On Comic Execution:
“Captain, the hull’s been breached!”
“Evasive maneuvers!”
“We can’t, Captain, impulse drive’s not responding!”
“What do you mean, not responding?!”
“They targeted our sublight propulsion systems! Unless we go to warp, we’re sitting ducks!”
“Will hull integrity hold long enough?”
“By my calculations, there is a 67% chance the ship won’t make the jump to warp intact.”
“Dammit, we’ll just have to risk it. Engage!”
…I hate Star Trek. This is why you never let a child grow up watching ‘Deep Space Nine.’ It’s just a terrible thing to do. But anyway, my “ship” is back in action, so to speak. Technical difficulties cut off my access to digital comics for a couple weeks and then I spent last week writing up questions for my interview with Undertow writer Steve Orlando, which you can read here. Rather than try...
“Captain, the hull’s been breached!”
“Evasive maneuvers!”
“We can’t, Captain, impulse drive’s not responding!”
“What do you mean, not responding?!”
“They targeted our sublight propulsion systems! Unless we go to warp, we’re sitting ducks!”
“Will hull integrity hold long enough?”
“By my calculations, there is a 67% chance the ship won’t make the jump to warp intact.”
“Dammit, we’ll just have to risk it. Engage!”
…I hate Star Trek. This is why you never let a child grow up watching ‘Deep Space Nine.’ It’s just a terrible thing to do. But anyway, my “ship” is back in action, so to speak. Technical difficulties cut off my access to digital comics for a couple weeks and then I spent last week writing up questions for my interview with Undertow writer Steve Orlando, which you can read here. Rather than try...
- 1/1/1970
- by Chris Melkus
- Destroy the Brain
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